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Laminate panelling
Polyrey has launched Papago, a collection of decorative laminate wall panelling for interior applications.
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Heavy duty partitioning
British Gypsum has introduced a hybrid version of its GypWall Extreme partition system for applications that need one side of the wall to perform beyond the BS5234 “Severe Duty” rating.
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Self-cleaning cladding
SpeedDeck Building Systems has enhanced its Vitesse steel-faced architectural wall cladding products by offering an optional self-cleaning surface.
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Suspended ceilings
Armstrong World Industries, a supplier of suspended ceiling systems, has extended its range of metal ceiling solutions with the introduction of the Orcal Canopy.
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Laminate cladding
Abet’s MEG collection of exterior grade laminate has been extended to provide a new range of colours, styles and finishes.
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Spotlights
Zumtobel’s new Arcos spotlight and wallwasher system provides architects and designers with a complete range of spotlights for specification in museums, art galleries and shops.
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Athletes’ village
Lend Lease has appointed architects Caruso St John, dRMM, Denton Corker Marshall, DSDHA, Eric Parry, Ian Ritchie, and Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands to help design the £2bn Athletes’ village for the 2012 Olympics.
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Scottish Futures Trust
The Scottish Builders Federation has warned the SNP government that proposals to establish a Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) to replace PFI and PPP on public sector projects will delay infrastructure schemes.
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Egan survey
Constructing Excellence wants your views on the industry response to the targets in Sir John Egan’s 1998 report, Rethinking Construction.
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What happens in the second act?
After what has seemed like endless dithering on the part of the government, and endless lobbying campaigns by the interested parties, the reform of the 1996 Construction Act is finally on its way.
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Join the Kew
Marks Barfield’s treetop walkway is to open at Kew Gardens in west London tomorrow.
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Union warns councils of job losses
Union official Bob Blackman has urged council to “think carefully” before removing from their tender lists companies that are being investigated by the OFT for price-rigging .
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Egan: housebuilders have done ‘absolutely nothing’ to improve
Sir John Egan has attacked housebuilders for not implementing the recommendations in his Rethinking Construction report.
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Walking the plank
Workers solve the tricky problem of accessing the roof valley without a ladder by using next door's bay window
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Rogers: eco towns not sustainable
Labour peer says eco-town plans 'one of the biggest mistakes government could make'
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Turner & Townsend to project-manage the Shard
Consultant drafted in to strengthen team as Mace tries to work out how much tower will cost
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'Excellent' response to construction Diploma
Construction diploma is 'oversubscribed' in some areas though takeup by students of all Diplomas is lower than expected
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ConstructionSkills appoints new chief executive
Mark Farrar to take over from Peter Lobban as chief executive this summer